Copenhagen / Countdown (4) / Conference Starts As luck would have it, I, the so-called leader of the UoM/Alma Delegation to the Conference of Parties (COP15) in Copenhagen – I have not made it to Copenhagen. I sit in the Frankfurt Airport. That nasty weather in Chicago was going to be a problem, and I …
Category: COP 15
United Nations – Climate Change Conference – Dec 07 – Dec 18 2009
Cap and Trade: What is your view?
I had the opportunity to read the International Emissions Trading Association’s (IETA) literature regarding Cap and Trade today. With nearly 170 companies from several sectors like oil, electricity, cement, banking, consulting, legal, brokering, IETA has been the voice of global business on the subject of emissions trading since 2000. Some of IETA’s members include BP, …
Joining the Chorus: The Guardian Editorial
See it here. Today 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency. Unless we combine to take decisive action, climate change will ravage our planet, and with it our prosperity and security. The dangers have been …
A Day With the Dutch
Open-loop geothermal heating systems, unconventional increased disease risk resulting rising temps and how to build adaptive capacity into building infrastructure are among the things I heard during the Holland Climate House’s "Cities and Climate Change" series of events today. There were a few things I found to be directly applicable to Alma and the surrounding …
The Carbon Offsetting Trick
I don't have much to add to this video as it is pretty self explanatory. I apologize for the bad sound as I was filming this on my point and shoot camera. This video does beg the question. What do you think about carbon offsetting? If you're not sure about the topic you should go …
Aliens Invade COP15
After having lunch I had a close encounter with some aliens (as you will see below). I know this may seem a bit ridiculous for a UN conference. However, I feel that this shows how unconventional methods of communication can be very effective. These aliens definitely gathered a crowd. Written by BEN ROBERTS.
First day impression
My initial impression of Copenhagen and the conference is overwhelmingly positive and that there will be a well thought out consensus outcome, not a last second deal that will be ignored by the major players. I talked with two people today I will be following up with: - Ted Maclin, a Doctoral student from University …
The Climate Gate Emails
Copenhagen / Countdown (3) / Climategate Previousily I said … Of course, the leaked “climategate” emails gather a lot of attention. It’s food for those who want to argue and find scandal and conspiracies. I don’t have anything intelligent to add to that conversation. But whether or not I have anything intelligent to say, I …
Do Global Problems require Global Solutions?
The heart of the conversation regarding emissions reduction really begins with your assumption about this question. Oftentimes the impulse we have in response to a global situation is naturally "well the problem is global so we need something just as large and just as global to address the issue." While we might not think so …
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Waiting on US?
As it nears closer to the conference, and Obama is confirmed to attend, it only further provokes the question: How involved with the United States be in finding a collective resolution with the other parties? An article on the Yale 360 Blog addresses this question with a bit of skepticism and uncertainty about what the …
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